Sierra Blogging Post

Great news for you peeps who shopped at Sierra Trading Post last year: we saved all of our customers $360 million off retail prices in 2011! According to our reports, that's the highest amount of annual customer savings in Sierra Trading Post history!

"In December alone, we helped shoppers save more than $45 million off retail prices on gifts, sporting goods, home essentials,

At Sierra Trading Post, we take customer experience very seriously. In many ways, it's the bedrock of our business. We have several ways to determine if our customers are getting the most out of their experience. One way is though surveys, which we tailor for specific customer demographics. For example, we have a short survey designed specifically for first-time customers. We also have surveys geared toward customers who have contacted our customer service

Doug Gantenbein, known as Outside Online's "Gear Guy," was recently asked about the best sites to buy gear online. We're thrilled to report that Sierra Trading Post made the list. In fact, we're number three. Here's the full list:

#1 REI

#2 Mountaingear

#3 SierraTrading Post

#4 Campmor

#5 Zappos

"The [Sierra Trading Post] site is easy to navigate, order fulfillment is fast, and customer service is excellent," Doug

Sierra Trading Post has grown quite a bit since we opened our doors 25 years ago. In fact, today we have customers all over the world. To help make things a little easier for our overseas customers, SierraTradingPost.com now shows savings and prices for 60 different currencies and 84 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, China and more.

So how does our new currency conversion work? The details are somewhat complex, but the concept is simple.